Chapter Eighty-Five: Concentricity is the Hardest
At the end of the year, the period of filial piety for the eldest grandson Sheng had expired.
After the removal ceremony, the eldest grandson Wuji moved back to the house from the cemetery.
The men, women, and children of the Changsun General's Mansion have returned to their normal life without the constraints of filial piety and etiquette.
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Gao Qiuniang has already asked for the opinions of several stepsons and daughters-in-law on the matter of separation.
They all said that they listened to Gao Qiuniang's idea, and their mother said that they would divide it.
If the mother says that they are still together, they are still together.
In fact, whether there is a family or not, only Gao Qiuniang has the right to decide.
If Gao Qiuniang is unwilling to divide, whoever makes trouble to split up the family is a crime of unfilial piety.
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In order to prevent the stepsons and daughters-in-law from guessing, Gao Qiuniang clearly told them that she had already made up her mind to live separately.
In this way, they can set up their own doors, take charge of their own affairs, and have fewer constraints.
If you don't live together, you will have fewer bumps and bumps with each other.
A few times a year, the whole family gets together to get closer.
Gao Qiuniang's plan is to have a happy reunion with the whole family, and when the first month comes, she will talk about the separation of the family.
With Gao Qiuniang's accurate words, the stepsons and sons-in-law have settled down a lot.
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After the first day of junior high school, it is the second day of junior high school, and this is the day when the married daughter returns to her parents' home to save her relatives.
Due to filial piety, Gao Qiuniang and her three daughters-in-law have not returned to their parents' home for two years.
Because their daughters were coming, the three daughters had to postpone the day when they went back to their parents' homes to save their relatives to the fourth day of the first month.
The others put it aside and talked about Helan Clan.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Helan returned to his parents' house, and his mother, Mrs. Helan, asked about the separation of the eldest grandson's general's mansion.
After not returning to her parents' house for more than two years, Mrs. Helan had endless words to say when she saw her daughter.
Helan hugged Hu Niang, sat on the Luohan bed in the upper room, teasing the child, and chatting with Mrs. Helan about some things that have happened in the past two years.
As he spoke, he brought the topic to the matter of separation.
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Mrs. Helan asked the Helan family, "Is there any explanation for the division of your family?"
Helan told Mrs. Helan about Gao Qiuniang's thoughts,
"Lang Jun's stepmother has already said that the four brothers will divide the property of the family and the land equally, and they will definitely be impartial."
"The laws of the imperial court stipulate that when dividing the family property, the concubines should be treated equally."
"When the time comes, the third uncle, the uncle of the Gan family, and the uncle of the Gao family will all testify."
Because the eldest grandson Wuxian did not have an heir, Mrs. Helan had long been dissatisfied with Gao Qiuniang, and she said angrily:
"I don't think this woman of the Gao family has a good heart."
"Blatantly seized the right of Saburo's heir. It's an insult to both of you."
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Helan did not follow her mother's words, but instead defended Gao Qiuniang,
"Ah Niang doesn't know, a few years ago, Lang Jun was just not motivated, and he drank all day long, even I thought he was not angry."
"Besides, not letting him inherit the heir was agreed upon by his uncle and father, and it was not Lang Jun's stepmother's idea at all."
When Mrs. Helan saw that her daughter was actually talking to Gao Qiuniang, she became more and more angry and said:
"I don't know what the Gao clan used against you? My daughter, who used to be a strong man, has been treated like a meek sheep by her."
"Don't forget, people are good at being bullied, and horses are good at being ridden. If you follow the Gao clan like this, you will suffer in the end."
Helan disagrees with his mother's statement,
"It's not that we follow her, it's that she hasn't treated us badly in the past two years."
"Lang Jun has also improved a lot under her persuasion."
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Mrs. Helan continued to persuade her daughter,
"You are young and do not know the sinister heart of man."
"In the past, she was doing superficial things, but when she separates the family and involves the family property, she will see the real chapter."
"You two should be more careful, and don't trust the Gao clan completely."
Helan hadn't returned to her parents' house for two years, and she just saw her mother and didn't want to have more disputes with her.
She quietly listened to Mrs. Helan and silently did not answer.
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Seeing that her daughter didn't speak, Mrs. Helan felt even more that Helan was not angry, and then asked,
"How can you say that the house in Beijing is divided?"
Helan looked indifferent,
"Lang Jun and I have already discussed, he is not an official, and it will be the same wherever he lives in the future."
"It doesn't matter who the house in Kyochu is given to."
"The manors around the capital are inevitably assigned to us, plus a house where Lang Jun's mother and I are married, we have a place to live."
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When Mrs. Helan heard this, she was greatly annoyed and said angrily:
"You think lightly, it doesn't matter who the house in Beijing is distributed to."
"Have you two thought about it? Saburo was first deprived of the right to inherit the heir, and now he can't get the mansion in Beijing, what will outsiders say?"
"Do you mean that you were kicked out of the Eldest Sun General's Mansion?"
"Isn't this stepping on your head and bullying you?"
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Helan didn't expect his mother to take the house in Beijing so seriously, and he knew that it was useless to explain.
If she tells her mother now that she goes back and fights, she thinks it's very inappropriate.
Besides, when the family is separated, the third uncle, the uncle of the Gan and the uncle of the Gao family have to go, so as not to get to the house and not fight, and then make trouble until they are humiliated in vain.
Helan asked Mrs. Helan softly,
"Ah Niang, Shiro is the heir to the emperor's pardon. The stepmother is the widow of her father, the lady of the forgiveness."
"If Lang Jun and I fight over the mansion in Beijing, will outsiders say that we bully widows and weak children?"
Mrs. Helan raised her voice and said:
"I don't care about this, you pat your ass and leave the capital, it doesn't matter what."
"Our Helan family still has to mix in Beijing. My daughter is married to a wreck, and our Helan family can't afford to lose this person."
"It's the Helan family who is laughing at, not you."
In the end, Mrs. Helan threw down a sentence,
"If you can't come to the mansion in Beijing, don't enter the door of Helan's house again."
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Helan didn't expect her mother to be so unreasonable.
In fact, it is no wonder that everyone cares about their own face, which is also human nature.
When it comes to things, many people lose their minds.
When a person gets into the horns, no amount of explanation will help.
Mrs. Helan and her daughter had no common language, so they rarely spoke again.
When I had lunch at noon, I didn't bother to pay attention to Helan's.
Helan felt bored, and didn't expect that he would make such a fuss after not returning to his parents' house for more than two years.
After lunch, she didn't stay any longer, and returned to General Changsun's mansion early.
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Back in the mansion, the Helan clan told the eldest grandson Wuxian what happened in his mother's house.
The eldest grandson Wuxian praised Helan's approach very much,
"The lady did the right thing. This house in the capital is the best for us, and it can save the face of your Helan family. That's probably the biggest use."
"It doesn't matter if you don't give it to us. We live in a farm, which makes it easier for us to manage our farming."
"Everything in Beijing costs money, and if we don't live here, we don't have a lot of unnecessary expenses."
Helan was a little annoyed, "But my aunt can't figure it out."
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The eldest grandson Wuxian analyzed for the Helan clan, "Lady, think about it carefully, how can this family separate the heir and the housewife from the old mansion?"
"Even if my mother agrees, my uncle and my uncle will not agree."
Helan had already figured it out, "That's what I told A-Niang. knew that it was not feasible, but he wanted to fight, and in the end, not only did he fail to achieve his goal, but the family made trouble. When outsiders see it, they will add a name to us as unfilial."
"I think my mother has been really good to us in the past two years, and we don't need to quarrel again because of this dispensable house."
The eldest grandson Wuxian comforted the Helan clan and said, "As long as the lady can figure it out, I will rest assured, and I will let my mother share it when the time comes."
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Separation is a very important thing for any family.
The slightest carelessness may cause brothers to become enemies, and relatives will become strangers from now on.
Small families are still like this, and for the wealthy families with countless properties and groups of servants and slaves, they dare not be negligent when they divide the family.
A few months ago, Gao Qiuniang asked the eldest grandson Wuyi to arrange for Xiao Changqing, the chief manager, to make a book of the mansion, the property, the servants and slaves, and the furniture and other things in the house, and bring them to her to watch.
Gao Qiuniang thought about the plan for separating the family over and over again, and then she felt that there was no omission.
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She invited her eldest grandson Chang and Gao Jian to seriously discuss the plan for the separation.
At the beginning, both Changsun Chang and Gao Jian did not agree with Gao Qiuniang's plan.
Gao Qiuniang explained to the two of them the reason why she was divided, and the eldest grandson Chang and Gao Jian nodded in agreement.
The plan for the separation was thus decided.
When the time comes, the eldest grandson Chang will preside over the division of the family as the elder of the clan and announce the separation plan.
Gao Jian and the eldest grandson Wuxian's uncle, Qi Gan Hongji, as a notary.
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After setting a plan for separation, Gao Qiuniang felt that she should talk to the eldest grandson Wuji and Guanyin, two brothers and sisters.
The eldest grandson, Wuji, has gradually grown up.
Guanyin is precocious, and she also understands human accidents.
On this day, Gao Qiuniang called the two to the upper room, and the three of them sat opposite each other on the Luohan bed in the main room, chatting about homely things.
Gao Qiuniang sat on the east side of several cases, and the eldest grandson Wuji and Guanyin sat on the west side.
Watching a pair of children grow up slowly, Gao Qiuniang was very gratified.
She smiled slightly and asked the two, "What do you say, what is the most important thing in a family?"
The eldest grandson Wuji said: "It is the family affection between parents, children, brothers and sisters."
Gao Qiuniang nodded, "Wuji is right, family affection is the most important thing for a family, but it is difficult to keep this family affection."
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She continued, "I'll tell you a few truths, don't think A-Niang is extreme."
The eldest grandson Wuji said, "A-Niang, please speak."
Gao Qiuniang's expression became a little serious, and she said:
"In fact, in this world, there are no eternal feelings, only interests that will never change."
"Over the past few decades, Ah Niang has seen too much, father and son kill each other, brothers kill each other, husband and wife turn against each other, friends draw knives against each other, why do you think this is?"
Guanyin thought for a moment and replied, "It's all because of the different interests they pursue."
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Gao Qiuniang was thoughtful and sighed:
"The most difficult thing between people is to be of one heart."
"When the interests pursued are different, it is difficult to be of the same mind with each other."
"The interests are also different. There are big profits, there are small profits; There are near-term benefits, and there are far-term benefits; There is open profit, and there is dark benefit."
"But most people are negligent in thinking deeply, often because of the small and the big, looking at the near and forgetting the far, and taking the bright and the dark."
"Most people only pursue small profits on the surface, and ignore the long-term big profits."
"So much so that they forget their righteousness when they see profit, and give up all kinds of family affection and friendship without regard to it."
The eldest grandson Wuji understands things well and feels the same way,
"It is not uncommon for close relatives to fight each other in pursuit of small profits in the near future."
"The result is that there is no more infighting, giving outsiders an opportunity to take advantage of."
"In the end, all parties involved in the fight not only did not benefit from it, but suffered first."
"Qi and Zhou are both due to infighting, which gave the first emperor Yang Jian a chance to take advantage of."
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